PRIMARY 5 THIRD TERM PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
THIRD TERM PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION 2021
CLASS: PRIMARY 5
SUBJECT: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
NAME:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
1.) Pests can be categorized into _________ groups (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
2.) The type of farming where food crops are produced for family consumption is known as ___
(a) commercial farming (b) subsistence farming (c) tangua farming
3.) Which of the following is not an example of cash crop (a) cocoa (b) beans (c) timber
4.) ____________ is a farm record that shows the day-to-day activities on the farm
(a) farm inventory (b) farm diary (c) purchase record
5.) The following pests are insects that bite and chew except _____
(a) grasshopper (b) butterfly (c) aphids
6.) Organisms that live and depend on other organisms called ‘host’ for survival are known as___
(a) pests (b) parasites (c) diseases
7.) Which of the following is not an example of ectoparasites (a) tick (b) lice (c) tapeworm
8.) All the following are characteristics of commercial farming except ______
(a) it is done on a large scale of land (b) food crops are basically grown
(c) the use of modern farm tools such as machines
9.) Which of these crop is used in the textile industry (a) cotton (b) rubber (c) cocoa
10.) The following are common agents that cause diseases to crops except ______
(a) bacteria (b) nutrient (c) fungi
11.) Animals with a simple stomach are called ______
(a) monogastric animals (b) polygastric animals (c) ruminant animals
12.) An example of work animal is _____ (a) dog (b) camel (c) chicken
13.) The process of separating sick animals from the healthy animals is known as ___
(a) culling (b) weaning (c) breeding
14.) _____________ can be used to control pests (a) fungicides (b) pesticides (c) insecticides
15.) Animals that live in water are called__ (a) aquatic animals (b) arboreal animals (c) terrestrial
SUBJECT: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE FIRST TERM: E-LEARNING NOTES
SECOND TERM EXAMINATION 2019 CLASS: PRIMARY 3 SUBJECT: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
JSS 2 Third Term JSS 2 / Basic 8 List of Subjects
16.) The uppermost layer of the earth surface in which plants grow and animals live is known as_
(a) rock (b) soil (c) water
17.) __________ are any organism that is capable of causing damage to our plants
(a) parasites (b) pests (c) diseases
18.) The breaking down of rocks into smaller particles is known as _____
(a) watering (b) cracking (c) weathering
19.) ____________ are crops that complete their life cycle in more than two seasons
(a) annual crops (b) biennial crops (c) perennial crops
20.) Which of the following is not an example of a simple farm tools (a) plough (b) hoe (c) cutlass
21.) All the following are examples of food crops except _______ (a) cocoa (b) maize (c) yams
22.) _____________ is the record that shows all the assets that are present on the farm
(a) farm diary (b) sales record (c) farm inventory
23.) The _____________ record shows that amount of labour hired on the farm
(a) sales (b) labour (c) purchase
24.) A doctor trained to take care of farm animals and treat them when sick is known as _____
(a) dentist (b) occultist (c) veterinarian
25.) ____________ is the removal of unwanted plants from the farm
(a) weeding (b) harrowing (c) thinning
26.) Cocoa is used to produce _______ (a) Tyre/Dunlop (b) textile (c) beverages
27.) Which of the following is an example of farm record
(a) drawing book (b) photo album (c) farm diary
28.) ___________ records shows that day to day activities on the farm
(a) farm diary (b) farm inventory (c) sales record
29.) Rubber, cocoa and timber are examples of ____ (a) food crops (b) cash crops (c) herbal crops
30.) Which of the following crops is used for weaving (a) latex (b) fibre (c) cotton
Section B
1.) Define farming? _____________________________________________________________
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b.) List two types of farming
(a) ________________________________ (b) ________________________________
2.) Define farm records? __________________________________________________________
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b.) Mention three examples of farm records
(a) ________________________________ (b) ________________________________
(c) ________________________________
3.) State five importance of farming
(a) ________________________________ (b) ________________________________
(c) ________________________________ (d) ________________________________
(e) ________________________________
4.) What are parasites? ___________________________________________________________
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b.) Give two examples each
(a) Ecto parasite: _________________________ ___________________________
(b) Endo parasites: _________________________ ___________________________
5.) Pests are ___________________________________________________________________
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b.) Mention one example of the following pest
(i) Insect: ____________________________ (iii) Rodent: ___________________________
(ii) Birds: _____________________________
